200+ of the best gifts for kids by age: The ultimate guide for birthdays and holidays!

by Liz Gumbinner | Baby, Toys + Playthings

Every year, it’s our joy to put together our guide to the best gifts for kids by age, from one-year-olds to those picky tweens and teens. To be sure, this is a (long, long) labor of love! Christina and I spend literally months combing the corners of the web to...

25 wonderful Hanukkah gifts for toddlers to teens 2022 | Holiday Gift Guide

by Liz Gumbinner | Holiday Gift Guide

With Hanukkah coming up December 18, it’s time to share some of the best Hanukkah gifts for kids in 2022 — that actually are Hanukkah gifts. Because this year, more than previous years, a lot of us are really thinking about what it means to be Jewish and...

The coolest birthday gifts for 5 year olds

by Cool Mom Team

Ready for some super cool birthday gifts for 5-year-olds? After all, turning 5 is a pretty big deal. You’re now one whole hand! Help your favorite kindergartener or preschooler celebrate this milestone with a cool gift for a 5-year-old that will keep them...

What to do with leftover Halloween candy: 11 creative ideas besides you know, just eating it.

by Cool Mom Team | DIY, Tips + Tricks

We’re always happy to offer up parents ideas for what to do with all that leftover Halloween candy you’ll surely end up with. Well, at least after the small gorge-fest that your trick-or-treaters may be entitled to after all their hard work. So we’ve...

The coolest birthday gifts for 4 year olds

by Cool Mom Team

Cool gifts for 4-year-olds are so much fun for us to find — and buy! — because at this age, kids are truly playing with toys and games for longer than a few seconds. A 4-year-old is great at independent play, they’re past the put-everything-in-your-mouth...

9 fun free printable Halloween coloring pages to help keep little fingers out of the candy stash

by Stephanie Mayers | DIY

I’ve been looking around the web for some great free printable Halloween coloring pages (did I mention free?) to help keep the kiddos occupied while the adults polish off that first bag of peanut butter cups. If your kids are anything like ours, your cobwebs are...

The personalized baby shower favor that was too cute not to share immediately

by Liz Gumbinner | Baby

As I mentioned recently, my heart has always been with small businesses, and particularly those run by women. So when I came across this completely adorable baby onesie teabag — personalized, no less! — I had to share it. This post contains affiliate links...

23 ways to celebrate the Fourth of July for kids (even if you don’t feel like waving a flag).

by Christina Refford | Party Ideas

While 4th of July is a time to celebrate freedom and the best of America, lately I know so many of us are having a hard time feeling celebratory. It’s hard to feel like waving a flag when many of our rights are under attack right now, including those of us who are...

10 ways to celebrate Earth Day with kids, today and every day.

by Christina Refford | DIY, Doing Good

Readers have asked us for ways to celebrate Earth Day with the kids — and while the 50th anniversary in 2020 was marred by quarantine, 2022 seems like a perfectly good time to make up for it. Certainly there will be celebrations in local parks, collaborative...

Give your kids behind-the-scenes access with Laurie Berkner’s Fan Club

by Christina Refford | Entertainment + Media

My teens have grown up watching Laurie Berkner’s fun-filled music videos on Nick Jr, and spent many afternoons dancing to her greatest hits like Victor Vito and I’m Going to Catch You. They’ve fallen to sleep listening to her gentle lullabies playing...